"I cried out for him. I told him to stay with us. I told him I loved him, and I asked God to save him," she told FOX 7. Darin Coulter, his father, a firefighter with the Austin Fire Department, knew it wasn't good.

Step by step, Owen has made strides in his recovery aided by a wheelchair and a walker. After 56 days, he was finally able to return home.

Owen Coulter, 5, uses a walker to help aid his rehabilitation as he makes a full recovery.
(Chris Wilkinson/Austin Fire Department)

"It feels amazing! This was a miraculous recovery. I've never seen anything this incredible before," Dell Children's Emergency Medicine Dr. Patrick Ryan told the FOX affiliate. "It just warms my heart to see Owen and his family being able to go home today."

The Texas community game him a hero's sendoff from the hospital earlier this month.

Owen and his family rode home that day in a firetruck, but his road to recovery is far from over.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help with medical costs.

Owen Coulter, 5, and his dad, Darin, who is a firefighter ride home in a firetruck after he made a miraculous 56-day recovery at Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, Texas.
(Chris Wilkinson/Austin Fire Department)

"There are no words to describe this situation, but the faith the family has in the Lord and the miracles and love they have felt from family, friends, Austin Fire Dept, Concordia University, Celebration Church, Footsteps Preschool, the list goes on...is indescribable and gives them the strength to fight this battle with their little man," the page update said.